This song came out 35+ years ago when I was still a kid. When I first heard it on MTV, I thought it was a stupid song, singing about smoke and fire. Now that I'm in my mid 40's with 3 kids, I learn the meaning of that fire, I just wanted to say it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thanks Roger Daltrey.
It's a Pete Townsend song and he does a better live version of the song ruclips.net/video/I09C-owWw5s/видео.html This version is over-produced and sounds very dated in the mid- 80s Just my own opinion;) It's still a great song.
@@DJ_Macphisto um no, have to disagree... Pete's good at singing his own songs--he definitely puts his heart into it. But Roger sings Pete's songs with heart...AND BALLS.
I think Pete would admit Roger was the better singer. I like Pete’s singing, and John’s. And even Keith’s in Bell Boy (if you can call it singing lol).
Our son David died suddenly in Nov. His widow and our grandson have since lived with us and today they announced they are leaving and moving on. This song immediately popped into my mind.....
I'm sorry for your loss and maybe they feel it's time for them to move on. Listening to the lyrics I know that must hurt you so much and I am sorry for your pain and loss and I imagine you feel like you are loosing them as well.
God bless you. It takes a strong man to deal with that kind of pain. His fire still burns. You’ll see him again. Just keep loving him and remembering the good times until you meet again!
I think Daltrey was on Miami Vice one episode and this song. Best cop show ever. Music and cars were always spot on. Roger was a great front man in a great band.
Beautiful song Written by the great Pete Townshend. Released in 1985, I was 21yrs without a care in the world .A wonderful time of friends, family, partys, and girls, .
He didn't want to die b4 he got old, and he knew it at the time he sang it. That was just a line that the record buying teenagers would convince themselves was cool.
MetallicBill like zeppelin, II consider all 4 members equal members The Who and Zeppelin are the only two bands that I consider all members equally important and great
Wasn't alive when this came out...seems like life was way better back then...seems like no one goes through life unscathed...I'm being worn down and this makes me feel good
Shmuel Yosef i can say in general things were better than today but I was only 15 at the time. Most are nostalgic for their younger years. when this song was released in 1985 people were nostalgic for the 50s and 60s as the 80s were deemed the decade of greed. It’s possible that in 35 years people will be missing this time, probably not this year in particular though
I love this!!! Under a Raging Moon, I used to have the cassette tape for my Walkman and I cranked the whole thing it is excellent! Roger Daltrey rocks!
I love this song, I have to be honest the first time I heard it was on an episode of Miami Vice, great series, great music and great decade of movies and TV, shit great decade in general.
Bee Ehess I think in the future smoking will be something kids read about in history class. Kid raises his hand.... people used to breathe smoke into their lungs? Eeew gross..
"Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet isn't felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting, a longing for nothing but to long, a loneliness in the midst of people, a never feeling pleased when pleased, a passion that gains when lost in thought. It's being enslaved of your own free will; it's counting your defeat a victory; it's staying loyal to your killer. But if it's so self-contradictory, how can Love, when Love chooses, bring human hearts into sympathy?" Luís Vaz De Camões
Dom DeLuise was a great guy, I'm glad that Pete Townshend had decided to include him in the lyrics if the song. Coincidentally, I wrote to both of them back in the Spring of 2002 (I was 14) and they both replied with a personal inscribed photograph.
ik a few ppl don't like his 80s stuff but tbh I love it. he nearly made me pass out he's so hot. like geez!! can there be ppl like that today please. his voice is so beautiful. love you roger😘💕💋💋💖😍😍
The voice of Roger Daltrey is one of the most powerful voices i ever heard in my life, he is a great vocalist with a great performance on live shows, he knows to interpret better than anyone the songs of Pete Townshend, thanks for sharing.
I remember seeing an interview with Roger on MTV when this album came out and a few things he said about this album stuck with me. 1. Pete Townshend wrote this song and knew that only Roger could do it justice. So he took a copy of a demo recording, tracked down Roger to a pub in London, walked in and handed it to him saying,”Heres a song for you.” and immediately walked out. Pete was a recovering alcoholic . The members of The Who were notorius for not getting along with each other.
This album is a tribute to Keith Moon!! This album is exceptional! Listen to Rogers lyrics!! Amazing. It brings me back to 1985, I miss those younger days.. Today I turned 58,Time seems to speed up for me and many,but I still listen to this album and smile,I met my beautiful wife,sadly we divorced last NB year.Listened to songs like this help heal a broken heart!
This song is about "whatever you want it to be!" At the time it came out I was in late teens & perceived it to be about Roger starting to feel his age & The Who had called it quits. He obviously wasn't done. Great forgotten gem! GOD BLESS
Agreeed. Yet Pete wrote it, and he's the one who called it quits after ten years of putting up with something he didn't want. It made you go, "Hmmmmmm?"
Great observation, Jeff and I agree. I also heard that it's a tribute to band mate Keith Moon who died in 1978. "The fire still burns" (for music, friendship, desire to keep performing...)
OMG i just happened to cross this song...i forgot how great this tune is... puts all this crap we have today to shame...great song-great vocals...you go roger!!!
The Who has been around since I was born, and I pretty much can't go a day without hearing at least one Who, Townshend or Daltrey tune. It's as natural to me as breathing. Their music is literally part of my life. Roger and Pete are funny and cool, and they're nice to their fans. My sister saw them in VA Beach last summer whilst I was in hospital-- thanks a lot. sis!
MetallicBill I am the middle child. My brother is 14 months older; my sister is 4 years younger. Most of the stuff I listen to I got into on my own, like the Who. My brother got me into Zep. My taste in music is so eclectic, you could never figure out my personality by my record collection.(God, I MISS vinyl!) The crap they have out nowadays is NOT music- it's garbage! the 80's was the last great decade for music. All the really great music came out between the 60's and the 80's. We haven't had anything decent since. If it isn't that gangsta trash, it's the interchangeable toy boy bands that all sound the same. They really should take MTV and VH-1 off the air; they certainly don't play music videos on those channels anymore. When you and I were teens, MTV totally rocked! Now it's nothing! I have Sirius and frequently listen to the 80's on 8 with the original VJ's.
MetallicBill My adopted brother is a priest. Our whole family is very tight. Ironically, both my brother-in-law and sister-in-law came from very dysfunctional families. Maybe that's why they were attracted to our family;we're very close to one another. Actually, I have two adopted brothers and one bio brother. My adopted brothers are both priests. One is in Kenya; the other is the pastor of my parish, which for me is awesome. We get together frequently for lunch and to debate theology. He enjoys our debates; he says it often gives him inspiration for his homilies. He does not write his homilies down; he ad libs them all the way. That is a Pretty crummy way for Pete to grow up, but unlike so many of the wussy brats today, he took his difficult life and made himself into a living legend. Today's little dirtbags go shoot up schools to get revenge. They are so stupid. The best revenge is to make something out of yourself and have a terrific life. Then you're the one having the last laugh.
MetallicBill Oh yeah, my parents were pretty strict with us, too. I had an 830pm curfew until I was a senior in high school. Interesting what our separate lives wound up happening in common. And I grew up all over cuz my dad was military. You grew up in the Great White North of the US! At least one of us has a normal accent because it sure isn't me!
MetallicBill OMG,that's kinda funny! Ihe only one in our family who got away with rebelling in our family was my sister, because she was the baby of the family. Basically, she got away with murder because she was the baby and Mom and Dad doted on her. I was the goody-goody. I didn't dare do anything, because I was convinced the first time I tried to do something "bad" my parents would somehow find out and I'd be busted. The one time I did something questionable, my mom nailed me for it. She was a school bus driver at the school we all went to. Living in my house at the time was the equivalent of living in a Soviet gulag!
Holy shot, I'm 30 seconds in, I'm 19 and a big fan of the Who, tried listening to this last week and just as it started playing my speakers crashed. Now I can hear it and 30 seconds in all I can say is Wow. Worth the wait.
Oh he's so damn gorgeous! I always did love this song. Yeah, the video's a bit cheesy, but who cares? And his little boy (as he was then) is ADORABLE! He's gorgeous now, too.
Passei 34 anos procurando essa música e achei hoje em 09/09/2020! Desde que a escutei uma única vez no Seriado "Miami Vice" fiquei fascinado pela melodia e instrumental dessa música! Linda demais! Wonderful!!!
@@daveyvane9431 I wouldn’t say unknown, he’s the lead singer for one of the biggest bands in history. He is definitely under appreciated though, especially today by people my age.
i was always told growing up after this song came out the song wasn't written for Roger. Pete wrote this at Live Aid when somebody told him that AIDS was like a fire and the concert was going to sort of "Put out the fire". But there is still going to be an effect "After the Fire". He explains it quite well on the Deep End Live! Album...
I was a so so Who and Daltrey fan but I got this cd Under a Raging Moon when it came out mainly because I loved this song After The Fire and to my surprise Every song on the cd was excellent.
Pete gave this straight to Roger, so he never did a studio version. I put this version and Pete's live version in my Daltrey playlist. Thanks for the upload!
roger and pete go good together. roger need petes amazing lyrics to belt out and pete needs rogers amazing voice for his great lyrics. you can beat an almost half a century of an amazing duo.
This song never fails to put me in a melancholy mood. The lyrics are painful to listen to, but it's a beautiful arrangement/performance by a stellar ensemble: 3/4s of Big Country, the great Robbie McIntosh from the Pretenders on guitar, etc.. Mark Brzezicki is always recognizable. Daltrey's earnest performance and the somewhat singular video also helped this one stick out.
I got a soundboard bootleg of Pete singing this one . He said they werent ready for it to be played at live aid, they hadnt had enough time to get the song ready, they had some rough takes and a good few practice sessions, but they knew it wouldnt be good enough for thier live standard.... You know how those guys are when they take the stage, only the best...
Why don't the so-called oldies radio stations of today play the quality songs of the 80s like this? This is one reason I love Miami Vice. It's still putting great but lesser known 80s songs on the map...forever.
I just woke up thinking about this song and its 2020. I guess the last time I heard it was no longer than 1986. Why after so long am I now remembering all the 80s songs and even the one hit wonders?
Miami Vice brought me here. Yeah I'd give anything if they brought this stuff back after hearing the crap today. You'd think we would have went farther in music this being the fast pace age it is but we are just growing farther away from anything resembling what you can call music. Classic stuff
Mainstream radio play has been bought out by big records labels. So smaller record labels don't have same marketing power. There are a lot indie bands that still experiment with this sound and do homage 80s music.
Despite the 80's high gloss production, underneath is an affirmation that Pete could still write a song that Roger could sing brilliantly. Would've loved to have heard it recorded by the Who. I'm listening to it now for the first time in decades
First time i ever heard this was in the eighties, watching Miami Vice.. All this time i thought he was saying 'laughing at the melodies', not DeLuise.. Bam!
I was there in 85! It's funny to know the references in this song - Matt Dillon in Black and White = Rumble Fish probably on cable TV. Dom Deluise in Cannonball Run. Always loved this song. Was surprised to learn Pete Townsend wrote it.
Has always been a favorite of mine...even with the cheesy old video...lol...... The Who or the Stones...THE WHO!!! .....Daltrey or Jagger....DALTREY....my choices....what a voice....beautiful man...think...Tommy...etc...etc.... awh.....
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This song came out 35+ years ago when I was still a kid. When I first heard it on MTV, I thought it was a stupid song, singing about smoke and fire. Now that I'm in my mid 40's with 3 kids, I learn the meaning of that fire, I just wanted to say it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thanks Roger Daltrey.
Dude it's both 😊 😢
I always believed it's about Keith Moon he's the fire.
it's an amazing song
It's a Pete Townsend song and he does a better live version of the song ruclips.net/video/I09C-owWw5s/видео.html This version is over-produced and sounds very dated in the mid- 80s Just my own opinion;) It's still a great song.
It's actually a Pete Townsend song that he gave to Roger to record.
One of the most powerful rock songs that hardly anyone knows anymore
True! This Song & Video is the Best he’s ever made! Love love his Son is in it…! Why Awesome ❤❤❤❤! Beautiful
Peperidge Farms remembers
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yah-Buddy!! This song Always a pick-me-up
I wish to lord they would bring back real rock music. This is real music.
It’s lovely to be around people who get it. You’re all awesome. Thank you.
As are you, my pal!!💯🤙
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This is one of the most underrated songs of all time.
💪🏆👑💯♾️
Yup this. + The Song is Over both do Not get their proper Due
One of the dumbest and most useless comments seen on RUclips.
Bought this album when it came out , around my 18th birthday. Man I played it out!
@@shanghi1842and under a raging moon.
Roger Daltrey's voice a gift, to us, a treasure to be savored. How lucky are we? Peace.
Brings back great memories from my teen years during the greatest decade ever.
Same here. Just remember "You never know what you had until it's gone FOREVER."
Roger Daltrey is an awesome singer
No one sings Townshend like Daltrey! The best songwriter and the best singer, a match made in heaven even without the Who
Other than Townshend himself, of course.
@@DJ_Macphisto um no, have to disagree... Pete's good at singing his own songs--he definitely puts his heart into it. But Roger sings Pete's songs with heart...AND BALLS.
No Doubt!!! #1 band!
Definitely my favorite. Oddly, I had a dream that I got to see them perform live last night. And that’s when my fking alarm clock went off lol…
I think Pete would admit Roger was the better singer. I like Pete’s singing, and John’s. And even Keith’s in Bell Boy (if you can call it singing lol).
I get chills just watching this video. One of Pete's best that he ever wrote. Could have been a Who classic.
I didn’t know Pete wrore the song 😮
Such a beautiful song! His vocals are out of this world, I just love the lyrics
Me Too!! Great song , Fantastic song and video!!
Our son David died suddenly in Nov. His widow and our grandson have since lived with us and today they announced they are leaving and moving on. This song immediately popped into my mind.....
Sorry for your loss my friend
I'm sorry for your loss and maybe they feel it's time for them to move on. Listening to the lyrics I know that must hurt you so much and I am sorry for your pain and loss and I imagine you feel like you are loosing them as well.
Sorry for your loss
Prayers 🙏
God bless you. It takes a strong man to deal with that kind of pain. His fire still burns. You’ll see him again. Just keep loving him and remembering the good times until you meet again!
I think Daltrey was on Miami Vice one episode and this song. Best cop show ever. Music and cars were always spot on. Roger was a great front man in a great band.
I remember that episode.
And he still is in 2021. What a great great vocalist then and now.
Could not agree more. Legendary!
You are correct. "Sons and Lovers," if I remember correctly.
He was not!
One of Pete's best songs. Letting Roger sign it is awesome.
Fully agree .
Man. Forgot how beautiful this song is.
Just a great song!! I too discovered it in spring '86 on the season 2 finale of Miami Vice.
Beautiful song Written by the great Pete Townshend. Released in 1985, I was 21yrs without a care in the world .A wonderful time of friends, family, partys, and girls, .
the heart grows older but never ever learns. ....
I totally get it!! My heart will grow older and I'll never ever learn!! Wish I could go back in time, MISS THOSE YRS!!!!!!!
7 years since this post ...
4 years since this post ..
The heart has grown older
and I'll still never learn
Great song! Great Album! This album never really got it’s recognition it deserved.
Was a great album, yes
Turns 70 today. Amazing for someone concerned about dying before he gets old. Great tune and I agree it should have been a bigger hit.
I am 44 on sunday!!!!! just hope Roger keeps turning out great tunes,cheers fella
He didn't want to die b4 he got old, and he knew it at the time he sang it. That was just a line that the record buying teenagers would convince themselves was cool.
MetallicBill
like zeppelin, II consider all 4 members equal members
The Who and Zeppelin are the only two bands that I consider all members equally important and great
Gary a Also, very rare that you have a member of each band producing and writing their own music.
God bless Mr. Daltrey for this. Epic Daltrey .
wow.....what a wonderfull memory from days before life wore me down. to a stub of what used to be
C B your words will be in my next song.....your a poet
Wasn't alive when this came out...seems like life was way better back then...seems like no one goes through life unscathed...I'm being worn down and this makes me feel good
Shmuel Yosef i can say in general things were better than today but I was only 15 at the time. Most are nostalgic for their younger years. when this song was released in 1985 people were nostalgic for the 50s and 60s as the 80s were deemed the decade of greed. It’s possible that in 35 years people will be missing this time, probably not this year in particular though
you my ( virtual friend) three years on.
SPEAK MY LANGUAGE.
bless you .X.
@@royferguson3909 thanks mate, soldier on lol
This songs really touches me & him putting his Son in it is absolutely incredible beautiful!!
Thanks Judy, its beautiful. ❤💯🙌
The chorus of this song is gorgeous.
It’s delicious
This was my papas favorite song...Doyle T dooley black thunder, I miss him so much..
I love this!!! Under a Raging Moon, I used to have the cassette tape for my Walkman and I cranked the whole thing it is excellent! Roger Daltrey rocks!
That was an EXCELLENT album!
@@willful7 Must have been a Sony. I still have mine. Works perfect. Made in Japan!!!!
I still have my 8-track player.
I used to own the LP.
I love this song, I have to be honest the first time I heard it was on an episode of Miami Vice, great series, great music and great decade of movies and TV, shit great decade in general.
This song makes think of Miami Vice "Sons and Lover" episode with Tubbs reminiscing about Angelina.
Yes!
Agree
Nichole Clinton thatsl what sent me here! But I have always loved the Who though
Me, too!
Nichole Clinton whatever
I've gotta stop drinking,
I've gotta stop thinking
I've gotta stop smoking
I wonder if Pete has stopped smoking?
Bee Ehess I think in the future smoking will be something kids read about in history class. Kid raises his hand.... people used to breathe smoke into their lungs? Eeew gross..
@@daisyjane1070 yes.🤙💯
@@daisyjane1070 and drinking.🤙💯
grimble They already are....ever heard of Adderall? Half the kids in elementary school are on it lol.
Tony Butler (bass), Bruce Watson (ebow) and Mark Brzezicki (drums) of Big Country were all featured musicians on this song. Very cool!
El Nino Chris read the album cover did ya
did not know!!! that's awesome!
El Nino Chris big country opened for roger on the tour for this album.
Had the cassette but didn’t know that, and I love BC.
Mark's sound is so distinctive.
This song is a masterpiece of mid 80 s!! Mtv...Daltrey AMAZING!!!
"Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet isn't felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting, a longing for nothing but to long, a loneliness in the midst of people, a never feeling pleased when pleased, a passion that gains when lost in thought. It's being enslaved of your own free will; it's counting your defeat a victory; it's staying loyal to your killer. But if it's so self-contradictory, how can Love, when Love chooses, bring human hearts into sympathy?"
Luís Vaz De Camões
30 years after this video and song were created, Roger still looks "hot", lol! Glad the fire still burns, 71 years and counting!
He had the best body 👏😋
he COOL as Fuck
Most gorgeous man ever.
Roger Daltrey flawlessly adapts to every decade.
This song reminds me of walking away from a car wreck, the feeling of getting away from a doomed situation unscathed
I remember this when it first came out. It's a great Pete Townsend tune that Daltrey makes his own.
sneezepal like george bequeathing "photograph" to ringo
Did Pete right this song?
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Love this song. The 1980s are my dream. West coast. Living free.
That's definitely the one and only time the name Dom DeLuise has ever been used in a rock song. Kinda interesting there...
Bob Schneider that’s hilarious.
Dom DeLuise was a great guy, I'm glad that Pete Townshend had decided to include him in the lyrics if the song. Coincidentally, I wrote to both of them back in the Spring of 2002 (I was 14) and they both replied with a personal inscribed photograph.
And Springsteen has Burt Reynolds name in Cadillac Ranch..lol
@@MicheleCadonna That's awesome......
@@JohnSmith-kz8yo The Beastie Boys mentioned Abe Vigoda in "Posse in Effect."
Roger your voice is gonna make me tear up ah 😪❤
My best band,ever. As far as I go.
too late..I know
He's that bootiful
he still sings to this day its crazy hes unstoppable
ik a few ppl don't like his 80s stuff but tbh I love it. he nearly made me pass out he's so hot. like geez!! can there be ppl like that today please. his voice is so beautiful. love you roger😘💕💋💋💖😍😍
Cara Cavota i had the same reaction as you! I just love him. He’s so hot and i love the power and energy in his voice!
I'm 54, this takes me back, memories smolder.
Fire still burns! It still does!
Cheers brother
The voice of Roger Daltrey is one of the most powerful voices i ever heard in my life, he is a great vocalist with a great performance on live shows, he knows to interpret better than anyone the songs of Pete Townshend, thanks for sharing.
I remember seeing an interview with Roger on MTV when this album came out and a few things he said about this album stuck with me.
1. Pete Townshend wrote this song and knew that only Roger could do it justice. So he took a copy of a demo recording, tracked down Roger to a pub in London, walked in and handed it to him saying,”Heres a song for you.” and immediately walked out. Pete was a recovering alcoholic . The members of The Who were notorius for not getting along with each other.
This album is a tribute to Keith Moon!! This album is exceptional! Listen to Rogers lyrics!! Amazing. It brings me back to 1985, I miss those younger days.. Today I turned 58,Time seems to speed up for me and many,but I still listen to this album and smile,I met my beautiful wife,sadly we divorced last NB year.Listened to songs like this help heal a broken heart!
An ageless song that can only be delivered by Daltry. A thousand generations from now this will still have meaning.
Daltrey
Ever since I first heard this song I have always Loved it and Still do After All These Years
great song, reminds me of my youth
the video is so cheesy, I hate the cheesiness of the 80's but now Id give almost anything to live in it again
gar y . long live rock x
Lisa Rowe long live rock x
gar y . The song came out like early 90's though. IJS
+Paul Norris see me feel me x well if ya don't ask ya won't get haha x seriously all the best x daltrey the boss xx
CHEESY?!?! YOU COULDNT BE MORE WRONG! IT IS A GREAT VIDEO!
Love this.
I dug this song when it was released!! It gotta lot of radio play, also MTV..The old guard still had it!!
omg the little boy is Jamie Daltrey!! how adorable - love this song, love you Rog x
This song is about "whatever you want it to be!" At the time it came out I was in late teens & perceived it to be about Roger starting to feel his age & The Who had called it quits. He obviously wasn't done. Great forgotten gem! GOD BLESS
Agreeed. Yet Pete wrote it, and he's the one who called it quits after ten years of putting up with something he didn't want. It made you go, "Hmmmmmm?"
Great observation, Jeff and I agree. I also heard that it's a tribute to band mate Keith Moon who died in 1978. "The fire still burns" (for music, friendship, desire to keep performing...)
Mark Luksic I thought the title track was about Keith’s legacy, don’t remember the ref in this.
You got it all wrong, it’s about living in a bad neighborhood. Stupid babies crying all night.
OMG i just happened to cross this song...i forgot how great this tune is... puts all this crap we have today to shame...great song-great vocals...you go roger!!!
Is it okay for a grown man to cry listening to this all these later?
Listened to this so much in college when it came out in ‘84. 🔥Roger’s voice is one of the wonders of this world!
the fire never dies THE WHO
Great song! It was featured in Miami Vice season 2 episode 23, Sons and Lovers.
Townshend is an incredibly talented songwriter about more than 50 years, but only the voice of Roger Daltrey brings the songs to its destination
The Who has been around since I was born, and I pretty much can't go a day without hearing at least one Who, Townshend or Daltrey tune. It's as natural to me as breathing. Their music is literally part of my life. Roger and Pete are funny and cool, and they're nice to their fans. My sister saw them in VA Beach last summer whilst I was in hospital-- thanks a lot. sis!
MetallicBill So you're only a year older than me! I was born September '67.Oh,FYI? I'm just two hours south of Woodstock. How's that for crazy?
MetallicBill I am the middle child. My brother is 14 months older; my sister is 4 years younger. Most of the stuff I listen to I got into on my own, like the Who. My brother got me into Zep. My taste in music is so eclectic, you could never figure out my personality by my record collection.(God, I MISS vinyl!) The crap they have out nowadays is NOT music- it's garbage! the 80's was the last great decade for music. All the really great music came out between the 60's and the 80's. We haven't had anything decent since. If it isn't that gangsta trash, it's the interchangeable toy boy bands that all sound the same. They really should take MTV and VH-1 off the air; they certainly don't play music videos on those channels anymore. When you and I were teens, MTV totally rocked! Now it's nothing! I have Sirius and frequently listen to the 80's on 8 with the original VJ's.
MetallicBill My adopted brother is a priest. Our whole family is very tight. Ironically, both my brother-in-law and sister-in-law came from very dysfunctional families. Maybe that's why they were attracted to our family;we're very close to one another. Actually, I have two adopted brothers and one bio brother. My adopted brothers are both priests. One is in Kenya; the other is the pastor of my parish, which for me is awesome. We get together frequently for lunch and to debate theology. He enjoys our debates; he says it often gives him inspiration for his homilies. He does not write his homilies down; he ad libs them all the way.
That is a Pretty crummy way for Pete to grow up, but unlike so many of the wussy brats today, he took his difficult life and made himself into a living legend. Today's little dirtbags go shoot up schools to get revenge. They are so stupid. The best revenge is to make something out of yourself and have a terrific life. Then you're the one having the last laugh.
MetallicBill Oh yeah, my parents were pretty strict with us, too. I had an 830pm curfew until I was a senior in high school. Interesting what our separate lives wound up happening in common. And I grew up all over cuz my dad was military. You grew up in the Great White North of the US! At least one of us has a normal accent because it sure isn't me!
MetallicBill OMG,that's kinda funny! Ihe only one in our family who got away with rebelling in our family was my sister, because she was the baby of the family. Basically, she got away with murder because she was the baby and Mom and Dad doted on her. I was the goody-goody. I didn't dare do anything, because I was convinced the first time I tried to do something "bad" my parents would somehow find out and I'd be busted. The one time I did something questionable, my mom nailed me for it. She was a school bus driver at the school we all went to. Living in my house at the time was the equivalent of living in a Soviet gulag!
Holy shot, I'm 30 seconds in, I'm 19 and a big fan of the Who, tried listening to this last week and just as it started playing my speakers crashed. Now I can hear it and 30 seconds in all I can say is Wow. Worth the wait.
Oh he's so damn gorgeous! I always did love this song. Yeah, the video's a bit cheesy, but who cares? And his little boy (as he was then) is ADORABLE! He's gorgeous now, too.
Gotta agree with you! Daltrey is one handsome dude!
@@stogiedude Oh yeah! I've met him, too - twice!
I didn't know that was his son in real life!
@@Noorah101 yes, that's Jamie - who is gorgeous now!
My favorite 80s song and video. Daltrey at his 80s best.
2021 Who’s with me?😃
I saw this on Miami Vice back in 1986.
yeah Roger did his work to keep the fire burning in our times... thank you forever
I absolutely Love this song! And Roger Nailed this Video!! He would have had NO Trouble going Solo! He’s very talented!!! ❤
Passei 34 anos procurando essa música e achei hoje em 09/09/2020! Desde que a escutei uma única vez no Seriado "Miami Vice" fiquei fascinado pela melodia e instrumental dessa música! Linda demais! Wonderful!!!
Temporada 2, "sons and lovers"
the man has the most underrated voice ever in r&r
I Agree!!!!!!
Yes! He is totally unknown and unrecognized.
@@daveyvane9431 I wouldn’t say unknown, he’s the lead singer for one of the biggest bands in history. He is definitely under appreciated though, especially today by people my age.
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Great song; fit the Miami Vice episode scene perfectly also.
Joe Parness hell yes
Always loved this song. Such depth.
i was always told growing up after this song came out the song wasn't written for Roger. Pete wrote this at Live Aid when somebody told him that AIDS was like a fire and the concert was going to sort of "Put out the fire". But there is still going to be an effect "After the Fire". He explains it quite well on the Deep End Live! Album...
I was a so so Who and Daltrey fan but I got this cd Under a Raging Moon when it came out mainly because I loved this song After The Fire and to my surprise Every song on the cd was excellent.
Pete gave this straight to Roger, so he never did a studio version. I put this version and Pete's live version in my Daltrey playlist. Thanks for the upload!
roger and pete go good together. roger need petes amazing lyrics to belt out and pete needs rogers amazing voice for his great lyrics. you can beat an almost half a century of an amazing duo.
This song never fails to put me in a melancholy mood. The lyrics are painful to listen to, but it's a beautiful arrangement/performance by a stellar ensemble: 3/4s of Big Country, the great Robbie McIntosh from the Pretenders on guitar, etc.. Mark Brzezicki is always recognizable. Daltrey's earnest performance and the somewhat singular video also helped this one stick out.
I got a soundboard bootleg of Pete singing this one . He said they werent ready for it to be played at live aid, they hadnt had enough time to get the song ready, they had some rough takes and a good few practice sessions, but they knew it wouldnt be good enough for thier live standard.... You know how those guys are when they take the stage, only the best...
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that is Petes song he does it way better you bet,,
Why don't the so-called oldies radio stations of today play the quality songs of the 80s like this? This is one reason I love Miami Vice. It's still putting great but lesser known 80s songs on the map...forever.
I just woke up thinking about this song and its 2020. I guess the last time I heard it was no longer than 1986. Why after so long am I now remembering all the 80s songs and even the one hit wonders?
This helps me get back into life when things are tough. After the fire. ? Ass kicking strength to survive. It still motivates me
Miami Vice brought me here. Yeah I'd give anything if they brought this stuff back after hearing the crap today. You'd think we would have went farther in music this being the fast pace age it is but we are just growing farther away from anything resembling what you can call music. Classic stuff
Mainstream radio play has been bought out by big records labels. So smaller record labels don't have same marketing power. There are a lot indie bands that still experiment with this sound and do homage 80s music.
Nah. This is cheesy old crap. This isn't "classic". I know. I was there too.
your nostalgia is getting the better of you.
Your wrong,period. I too, was there. You are simply wrong. No other voice like Rogers. SMH.
Miami Vice also brought me here.
@@taylormanes5492 me too
Despite the 80's high gloss production, underneath is an affirmation that Pete could still write a song that Roger could sing brilliantly. Would've loved to have heard it recorded by the Who. I'm listening to it now for the first time in decades
This song brings back so many memories of been a partying student in 1985
Best Rock album of 1985. Under raging moon #1 song. This #2
A MASTERPIECE. Even love Pete's version - after all, he is the maestro.
Absolutely fantastic song!
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Its a cloudy cool day out...i think i will go for a walk and do some soul searching while i listen to this song...
Good song. Totally forgot about this song and for some reason it came into my head tonight, so I looked it up.
Happy birthday Roger Daltrey!
The most manliest man in rock !
Reminds me of high school graduation 1985
One of the Best Songs I have ever Heard! how was this Not a Monster hit! Excellent!
Still have that fire for a high school sweetheart, who told me on social media she feels the same. Distance kills everything. Miss you Brenda Moore.
First time i ever heard this was in the eighties, watching Miami Vice.. All this time i thought he was saying 'laughing at the melodies', not DeLuise.. Bam!
This song hit #48 on the Billboard Hot 100, 11/2/85.
I was there in 85! It's funny to know the references in this song - Matt Dillon in Black and White = Rumble Fish probably on cable TV. Dom Deluise in Cannonball Run. Always loved this song. Was surprised to learn Pete Townsend wrote it.
The Matt Dillon he's referring to is the James Arness Character from the TV Show Gunsmoke, not the 80's actor.
Has always been a favorite of mine...even with the cheesy old video...lol...... The Who or the Stones...THE WHO!!! .....Daltrey or Jagger....DALTREY....my choices....what a voice....beautiful man...think...Tommy...etc...etc.... awh.....
Remember this song from MTV.....such a long time ago.🤗
Can't forget it played in a great episode of Miami Vice. A shoow ahead of its time. Thank you Brandon Tarnikoff
I just love this song! It's so nice! Sunsets and cool cars make it unbelievably cool! Thank god for my 67' Chevy Impala!
"Just found this song again after so many years of trying to remember who sang it... 'And the fire still burns'..!!" 👍❤